Rev. Sigmund Peplowski, Pastor

Rev. Marcin Michalowski Rev. Mateusz Jasniewicz

Parochial Vicars

Rev. James Bono Weekend Assistant

Deacon Paul Willson

Dn Slawomir Tomaszewski

Mr. Paul Daher Director of Music

Mrs. Janet Maulbeck

Business Administrator

Mr. James Clancy, Director of Faith Formation

Mrs. Ann Mitchell,

Principal

Tanya Nellen Parish Secretary

MASSES

Weekends:

Saturday: 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 am, 9:15 am,

10:45 am and 12:15 pm 5:00 pm (Vietnamese)

Holydays:

8:00 am and 7:00 pm Weekday Schedule:

Monday - Friday 8:00 am

Saturday: 8:00 am followed by Novena

Confessions:

Saturdays 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm and 6:30 pm

Any time by appointment

Holy Hour: Will resume September 14

Monday: 7-8pm (Sacrament of Penance

Available)

Trustees: Gerard Duphiney Robyn Hornstein

90 Church Street Rockaway, New Jersey 07866 Saint Cecilia Parish

Parish Office: 973-627-0313 internet: www.st-cecilia.org FAX: 973-627-4811 To Contact: Fr. Zig, Ext. 12 or speplowski@optonline.net Fr. Marcin Ext. 15 or martmich1983@gmail.com Fr. Mateusz Ext 14 or fr.m.jasniewicz@gmail.com Convent: 973-627-6533 School: 973-627-6003 CCD Office: 973-627-0313 Ext. 17

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM A Pre-Baptismal Class is held the third Monday of each month at 7:00 pm in the parish office. To register for the class, please call 973-627-0313 . The next class is Monday, September 21st. Both parents are encouraged to attend the class before the birth of the baby. The Sacrament of Baptism is administered weekly at the 12:15 pm Mass, and a Baptismal Ceremony at 1:30 pm. To schedule a Bap-tism please call Fr. Marcin at 973-627-0313 Ext. 15.

New Parishioners must wait 2 months for a Baptism.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Arrangements are to be made at least ONE YEAR in ad-vance. The date should not be set until the priest has been consulted.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK Urgent calls will be attended to at any time of the day or night. If there is anyone at home or in the hospital who cannot get to Mass and the Sacraments because of illness or old age, please inform one of the priests or call the Parish Office.

PARISH PRAYER LIFE: NOVENA: OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL AND OUR LADY OF FATIMA: Saturday morning after the 8:00 am Mass. BIBLE STUDY: Bible Study—Tuesday 9:30 am Will resume September 22 Monday Night Bible Study 7:30 pm Will resume September 21 CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP: Tuesday evenings at 7:45 pm (Hayes Hall ) ROSARY PRAYER GROUP: Mon.—Sat., 7:30 am PADRE PIO PRAYER GROUP: Will resume September 16 HOLY HOUR: Monday—Will resume September 14 ADULT FAITH FORMATION Will resume September 24 RCIA –Sundays, Starting October 4— 9:00am for children & parents, 11:45am for adults, also at Sacred Heart Church—Suchon Hall, Saturdays at 3:15pm starting October 3. Send email to RockawayRCIA@gmail.com for further information or call 973-551-4161 PARISH OFFICE HOURS:

Monday-Thursday 9:00 am—5:00 pm Friday 9:00 am—3:00pm CLOSED SATURDAYS

CLOSED FOR LUNCH: 12:45 pm—1:30 pm

The people of St. Cecilia Parish are asked to pray for the following people serving our coun-try in the armed services: Pfc Aleksandr Killeen, Joseph Giannetti US Navy, Lance Cor-poral Dennis Wuest, Sgt. Zhenya Killeen,

Capt. Kelley E. Robbins, Pvt USMC, Diego Usma, Major Glenn E. Martinez, Sgt. Brian Whalen, General Raymond Odierno, Capt. Anthony Odierno, Cpl. Kong V. Nguyen, Cpl. Jim Van Valen, LCPL Anthony Eresman, Sgt. Paul J. Willson, PFC Cano Janeth, Sgt. Bob Autrey, Col. William Paliwada, Sgt 1st Class (E7) Sam Colon, PFC Marylyn Rivera-Sachez, Cpl. Edward C. Thompson, Major Kevin M. Nash, Lt. Amy Cronin, Lt. Col. John L. Medeiros, Jr., Sgt. Daniel Healy, Ma-rine Keith Leitner, Sgt. Spencer Lopez, PFC Taryn Kemp, Jeffrey Braunhausen, E7 Joseph Grimsey, Bill Maloney, Greg Bloete, Gian Carlo Bruzzese, Spc. Christopher Little, PFC Brittany Martindell, T4 Matthew Fitzgerald, SA Justin C. White, Matthew & Daniel Rosica, Mark Leonard, Sr. Armn. Ashley Valetta, Sgt. John Wisnofsky, Cpl. T.J. Finn, Sgt. Kris-topher Faber, Capt. Vincent Presto, and Airman First Class William Kussler . We ask God the Father of us all, through the intercession of St. Michael the Archangel, to protect all the men and women in our Armed Forces, to bless them in their efforts toward bringing peace and justice to our world. May they be brought back safely to those they love. 580-St. Cecilia

Daniel J. Moriarty, Adaline Maddaloni, Emila Cichon, David Cicchine, Teresa D’Atria, Derek Bascharow, John

Brinkman, Julie Lawson, Debbie Malc, Grace McDermott, Joe Horvath, Jr., Edward O’Dowd, Elvira Bugaoan, Pat Heady, Owen Peter Byrne, Tia Maddaloni, Mary Reynolds, Mason Walker Steussing, Tom Cuskie, Susan

Mejia, Derek Bascharow, Isabel Rattay, Theodora Maul-beck, Donna Cooke, Tom Hull, Kathleen Fazio, Kristin Wich, Kyle Johnson, Betty Golden, Kate Darlington, Jake Michael Miraldi, Scott Bornemann, Rosemary Woodring, Sharon Augenti, Sean Nolan, Peg Norman, Eileen Suther-land, Maryann Hughes, Peggy Eileen Miars, Ray Ken-nedy, Richard Corcoran, Adam Rosowicz, Madison Rose Leslie, Norman Rodriquez, Demetrius Barbee, Lucille Bardi, and Frances Finn.

THE WORD OF GOD Here are the readings for next Sunday

Isaiah 35:4-7a Psalms 146:7-10 James 2:1-5 Mark 7:31-37

MONDAY—August 31 8:00 am John & Margaret Holleran TUESDAY– September 1 8:00 am Antionie Kowalski r/b husband & 4 girls WEDNESDAY–September 2 8:00 am Helen Scruggs Mary Johnson—4th Anniversary r/b daughter, Kim THURSDAY, September 3, Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church 8:00 am Thomas Verdon r/b Stephen Palisi-Reynolds FRIDAY– September 4, First Friday 8:00 am Mary Mastricova SATURDAY—September 5, Bl. Teresa of Calcutta, Reli-gious 8:00 am The Holy Souls in Purgatory SUNDAY, September 6, The Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:30 pm Cpl. Andrew Hosage, Jr. r/b Marie Shubilla 7:00 pm Isabel Blazejewski 8:00 am Margaret Potts r/b your friend, Dorothy 9:15 am Lucia Morando r/b Berth Falco 10:45 am The Parishioners of St. Cecilia Church 12:15 pm Vocations

We are online: www.st-cecilia.org

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ST. CECILIA CHURCH COLLECTION GOALS 2015/2016

Week Ending - August 23, 2015 Collection—Checks $ 8,179.00 Collection– Cash $ 2,835.00 ParishPay Electronic Giving $ 1,402.00 Total Weekly Collection $12,416.00 Yearly Collection Goal (BUDGET) $746,000.00 Weekly Goal $ 13,725.49 Weekly Collection Surplus (Deficit) ($1,309.49) Year To Date Surplus (Deficit) ($8,785.67)

LABOR DAY MASS – Holy Mass on Labor Day, Mon-day, September 7th will be celebrated in Sa-cred Heart Church at 8:30 in the morning. An outdoor Mass will be celebrated at Saint Cecilia Cemetery at 9 o’clock in the morn-ing, weather permitting. Don’t forget to bring a lawn chair.

In Loving Memory Janette LaMalfa

Requested by:

Grace & Jimmy McDermott & Family

PARISH EVENTS

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ST. CECILIA SENIOR CLUB NEWS AND EVENTS

September 1—Regular Meeting 11:00 am Set Up, 12-1 pm Social Hour,

1-2 Meeting Bingo & Cards after Meeting September 8 (Tuesday) Mohegan Sun Casino

(Wilkes Barre, Pa.) - Cost: $25.00 incl. $25.00 Slot Play plus $5.00 Food Coupon

For more info call Lorraine at 973-366-6871

NEVER BEEN TO WILDWOOD? Why not join the seniors on their yearly trip

September 20-25 Call Lorraine before all the seats are gone!

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a process by which non-Catholics learn and nor-mally enter the Catholic Faith. RCIA is also for

baptized Catholics who missed receiving Eucharist or Confirmation. Consecutive RCIA Lessons will be held at 9 am for children with their parents and at 11:45 am for adults on Sunday in the St. Cecilia

Office building starting October 4. Consecutive RCIA lessons will be held at 3:15 pm on Saturday at Sacred Heart Church Hall starting October 3. For further information send email to Rock-

awayRCIA@gmail.com or telephone 973-551-0749 leaving a message.

Bereavement Support Group Series St. Cecilia’s Bereavement Support Ministry invites those, who have suffered a loss and who are grieving, to a journey towards healing. A series of six weekly sessions will begin on Tuesday evening, September 15th, 2015 from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, at the Parish Office, 90 Church Street (the brick building to the left of the Church); Rockaway, NJ 07866. This group is lead by a trained facilitator certified by the Na-tional Catholic Ministry to the Bereaved and the Family Life Office of the Archdiocese of Newark. We pray that in this informative environment, you will find understanding, sugges-tions for coping, practical help, people who care, and friend-ship. Please contact the Parish Office 973-627-0313 x10 for addi-tional information and to register. Advanced registration is required at your earliest convenience, but no later than Sep-tember 8th. There is no charge for this series. Confidentially will be observed at all times and sharing is optional. Light refreshments will be served.

THURSDAY MORNINGS FOR MOMS We are beginning our Thursday Morning for Moms Bible

Study on October 8th. This group is for moms of high school aged children or younger that would like time together to

study the Catholic faith in depth, and have fellowship with other moms. Your children will be babysat in the same build-

ing by retired parishioners. All volunteers have gone through Protecting God's Children. Sessions meet from 9:30-11am Thursdays at St.Cecilia Parish Office. For more infor-

mation, please contact Jennifer Nelson, group coordinator, at jennels104@gmail.com or call 973-476-2568.

GRANDFRIENDS NEEDED TO HELP WITH CHILDCARE THURSDAYS

Our Thursday morning for mom group is looking for a few (more) grandfriends! We already have 10 very devoted and

dedicated parishioners from St. Cecilia and Sacred Heart who help care for children, so that their mothers can grow closer to

Our Lord through Scripture study and prayer. Our group is gaining a few more moms/children for the fall so we could

use some more help. If you remember what it was like to try and have a prayer life with small children, and know how important it is to allow moms to have time for spiritual re-newal, please consider joining us! We meet from 9:30-11am

Thursdays. All grandfriends must complete background check and protecting God's children training. Please contact Jennifer Nelson, group coordinator, for more information.

Jennels104@gmail.com or call 973-476-2568

Save the date for our Fall Retreat, Sunday, October 4th, 11-4. Loyola Retreat House in Morristown. Join the Sacred Heart Women’s Society for a spiritual afternoon. The Re-treat is open to everyone. Day will include a reflection/talk, lunch, quiet time for prayer (beautiful gardens), and end with Mass. Transportation if needed will be provided. Donation of $20.00. More information coming soon, Claire Miller 973-586-9706.

INTERESTED IN SERVING? – Anyone interested in serving as an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion is invited to attend the meeting scheduled on Tuesday, September 15th at 7 p.m. or Saturday, September 19th at 10 a.m. Please contact Father Zig for additional information

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ROCKAWAY HARDWARE – I would like to express our sincere thanks to the Rockaway Hardware Store, located on Main Street in the Borough, for their recent donation of a park-ing lot striper and paint. The business is owned and operated by the Sommerkorn Family, longtime members of our parish fam-ily. May the Lord richly bless them! Fr. Zig

FREE – You are invited to take a free copy of “Give Us This Day”. This is a publication of the Liturgical Press and should you like to subscribe for your monthly copy please see the in-formation enclosed within.

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The Diocesan Commission for Catholic Filipino Ministries (DCCFM) is honoring two Filipino Saints—San Lorenzo Ruiz and

San Pedro Calungsod, on September 19, 2015, Saturday at Our Lady of the Valley Church located at 630 Valley

Road, Wayne, NJ 07470. this year’s theme is “Pamilyang Philpino Nagkakaisa kay Kristo” (Filipino Famil United with Christ).

Please come at 12:30 in the afternoon for the Rosary, Novena and Holy Mass. Most Reverend Arthur J. Serratelli, Bishop of Paterson

Diocese, will be the principal celebrant at the Mass. Fellowship and a brief program will immediately follow at the parish hall.

Come and celebrate with us!

DIOCESAN & COMMUNITY NEWS

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS TRICKY TRAY Knight of Columbus Council 514 is holding a Tricky Tray on Friday, September 11 at St. Clement Church, 154 Mt. Pleasant Ave, Rock-away. Doors open at 6:00 pm; first drawing at 8:00. Admission in-cludes a sheet of tickets, coffee, tea, and dessert. Bring a canned food item for the food pantry and get five additional tickets (additional tickets for sale). Advanced payment if $15.00; at the door is $20.00. For reservations call Russ Hrdy, 973-769-9389

IT HAPPENS TODAY!

(Sunday), 2pm at Sacred Heart Church, Rockaway The Knights of Columbus, is sponsoring a 5th Sunday

ROSARY PRAYER SERVICE

ALL are welcome.

Join our parish families in a faith and fellowship experience

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION A meeting of all extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion

will take place on Tuesday evening, September 15th at 7 o’clock in the church. Father Zig will be meeting with ministers to discuss scheduling, procedures and the rite of commission-

ing. A second optional date for attendance is Saturday morning, September 19th at 10 o’clock. All extraordinary ministers are

obliged to attend one of the meetings. Absence will indicate that one is no longer serving in this capacity and will be removed

from the ranks of communion ministers.

DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET – Beginning on Friday, September 11th we will move the weekly Divine Mercy Chaplet service to Saint Cecilia Church at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Parishioners of both Sacred Heart and Saint Cecilia are invited to join in prayer at the “hour of mercy” each Friday recalling when the Lord Jesus gave His life for us on the Cross.

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Choir Rehearsals Resume Once again, the summer has passed by in a rush and is ending in the blink of an eye. When you are planning your fall schedule and family activities, I hope you will remem-

ber and consider the St. Cecilia Music Ministry! You do not have to be able to read music to join! We teach you what you need to sing. We have two choirs that meet each week and re-hearse for weekend Liturgies and Feast days. Both choirs re-hearsal nights have switched from Tuesday to Thursday eve-nings. Our Children's Choir will resume rehearsals and meet each week starting on Thursday night, September 24th, from 6pm til 6:45pm. The Children will be singing once a month, as well as for Thanksgiving morning, and Christmas eve Liturgies. This year, the children will also be incorporating children's hand-bells into the Liturgies that they sing for. A rehearsal and mass schedule will be given out at the first rehearsal. To register, just show up! The Adult Choir will resume rehearsals and meet each week starting on Thursday night, September 10th, from 7pm til 8:30pm. They will sing for the 10:45am Liturgy each Sunday, as well as Feast Days, and special occasions such as Confirma-tions, and our yearly Christmas Concert. The Adult Choir is joined each week by our lovely Cantor, Jennifer Zimmerman. A rehearsal and mass schedule will be given out at the first re-hearsal. All voice parts are welcomed, however, we are in need of Basses and Tenors! Please help if you think you can sing and have the time to dedicate to rehearsals. Our contemporary group sings each Sunday for the 9:15am Liturgy, and incorporates guitars, keyboard, flute, clarinet, background singers, with our leader of song, Maura Daniel. For more information about this group or the others listed above, please find out flyer in the vestibule of the church, or contact our Director of Music, Paul Daher, at 201-390-1678. Thanks in advance for lending your gift of singing with the St. Cecilia Choir. God bless you!

K-10th Grade Religious Education 2015-2016 Registration

All religious education classes will begin at the end of September. Formal calendars and welcome letters will be posted to the web‐site soon and will also be mailed out to all families that have reg‐istered for classes. Space is still available in certain classes for the upcoming Faith Formation year. Registration forms are available on the parish website. Please contact the parish office to confirm class avail‐ability. Also, there is always a need for volunteer catechists and class‐room aides. If you are interested in helping in any capacity, please let us know! It’s a great service opportunity for our parish children. If you have any questions, please contact Jim Clancy at 973‐627‐0310 ext 17 or at stcecilia.faithformation@gmail.com.

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Monday, August 31 Tuesday, September 1 11:00 am Senior Meeting Set Up (Hayes Hall) 12:00 pm Senior Meeting Begins 7:45 pm Charismatic Prayer Group (Hayes Hall) Wednesday, September 2 7:30 pm Pro-Life Meeting (Parish Office) Thursday, September 3 Friday, September 4 PARISH OFFICE CLOSED 6:30 pm First Friday Devotions (Sacred Heart Church) Saturday, September 5 Sunday, September 6 5:30 pm Family Rosary (Sacred Heart Church) Monday, September 7 PARISH OFFICE CLOSED

SCHOOL NEWS

Registration for the 2015-2016 school year at St. Cecilia School is now taking place.

St. Cecilia School is a Catholic elementary school offering a comprehensive pre-K through 8th grade faith-based education delivered by certified teachers. St. Cecilia’s faculty delivers a strong academic curriculum consisting of all core subjects as well as such special subject ar-eas as Technology, Physical Education, Music, Art, Spanish, and Library. Technology is

integrated into all areas of the curriculum through the use of SMART Boards in every classroom. A high level of indi-vidualized attention is offered, meeting the needs of stu-dents at all learning levels. At St. Cecilia School, we offer academic excellence in a nurturing Christian environment; preparing today’s children to become tomorrow’s leaders. Our students are excited about the learning that happens every day in a safe and secure environment where stu-dents are encouraged to make positive contributions to an ever-changing world. For more information, please con-tact the school office at 973-627-6003.

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2016 EUROPEAN TRIP – Father Zig will lead a trip to Swit-zerland, Austria and Bavaria, April 27 –May 6, 2016. Bro-chures for this travel will be available within a few days from the parish office (and the church vestibule). A pro-gram regarding this trip will take place in Hayes Hall (St. Cecilia Church) on Tuesday evening, October 6th beginning at 7 o’clock with a video presentation given by Collette Tours. The 10 days include 12 meals: 8 breakfasts and 4 din-ners. The cost is $3,799 (double), $4,099 (single) and $3,769 (triple). The trip includes a panoramic train ride in the Alps.

CD’S FOR SALE—KIOSK IN VESTIBULE $3.00 each or 7 for $20.00

Don’t Just Try...TRAIN! Take life to the next level. Inspiring, yet practical, Matthew Kelly offers a life-changing message and a valu-able training partner for life's spiri-tual marathon. Encouraging young and old to adopt a program of spiri-tual discipline. Kelly insists, "If you

want your future to be different from your past, you have to change your habits." Parishioner Comments An excellent recording ... well worth your time listening to it! Regardless of your faith, this spiritual and power-ful talk should bring you closer to God, only if you heed its message.

GARAGE SALE The Saint Francis Residential Community, an independent Senior Living Facility, located at

9 Pocono Road in Denville is having a Garage Sale on Friday, September 11, from 3 PM to 5 PM,

& Saturday, September 12, from 10AM to 1PM. Products include a SPECIAL SALE with many great

bargains, reduced prices, household items, collectibles, and many more new items.

Proceeds benefit all resident activities. Any questions, visit our website www.saintfrancisres.com

for directions or contact Sister Johnice at 973 – 627 – 5000.

Matthew: The King and His Kingdom will be the new topic of the Monday Night Bible Study. This is an exciting study from Ascension Press that explores the life and mission of Jesus as recorded in the Gospel of Matthew. The first 8 week session will begin on Sept.21st (the feast of St. Mat-thew) @ 7:30 in the Parish Center. Cost for the study guide is $29.00 and please make checks payable to St. Cecilia. For regis-tration/ information please contact savondol-len@gmail.com . Matthew demonstrates how the promises and prophecies of the Old Testament are fulfilled in the New Testa-ment and how Jesus’ teachings are meaningful today. Hope you will consider this attending this enriching program and register by Sept. 7th.

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My dear parishioners, We mark the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time as we gather to celebrate the Lord’s Day. For the next few Sundays we shall hear portions of the Letter of James proclaimed to us in our Eucharistic assembly. Today we hear the words,

“All good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no alteration or shadow caused by change. He willed to give us birth by the word of truth that we may be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.” The Apostle is reminding his readers of the generosity of God who continually endows His people with blessings and graces which enlighten their lives and scatters darkness. We are the beneficiaries of these blessings because God is light. The Lord Jesus said, “I am the light of the world…” (John 8:12). Yes, generosity brightens the world, generosity sets darkness to flight. I am delighted by the generosity the parishioners of Sacred Heart and Saint Cecilia Churches demonstrated last weekend at the pin sale which was conducted to help the Christians of the Middle East who are being persecuted for their faith. A minimum do-nation of $3 was asked for the pin which depicted a crown of thorns and is an original artwork done by Suzanne Apicella, a pa-rishioner of Sacred Heart Church. Also included was the prayer Bishop Serratelli has asked us to pray during the month of August along with a brief description of how the Christians are being mistreated because of their faith in Christ our Savior. Members of the family Rosary Group came up with the idea of the sale and manned the table where the pins were sold. They told me of the generosity of our people and their enthusiastic support by donating more money than what was being suggested. We sold nearly all of the 500 pins which were prepared. The donations received will be given to the following Catholic agencies which will directly benefit the Christians caught in the dangers of ISIS, namely: Catholic Near East Welfare Association; Caritas International, and the Knights of Columbus special fund for the Middle East. While Islamic terrorists are bringing the darkness of which evil is associated, the generosity of Christians is enlightening the world with compassion and love. Speaking of generosity, I would like to express my sincere thanks to those who have made a monetary contribution to the reno-vation of the “children’s room” located in the parish office basement. The renovation work is an Eagle Scout Project completed by Michael Morena. Supplies and improvements were made possible due to the generosity of the following: Tanya Nellen, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Young, Mr and Mrs. Philip Wasacz, Deacon and Mrs. Paul Willson, Mr. and Mrs. Jason Kling, Mr. and Mrs. John Spear, Mr. and Mrs. David Sproul, Knights of Columbus Council 3359, the St. Cecilia Men’s Society, the St. Monica Guild and the St. Cecilia Rosary Society. The room will be blessed and dedicated in the beginning of October (date will be an-nounced). Lastly, I express my gratitude to John Sullivan and Ron Gatzke who worked especially hard around our parish property this past week. Their generosity of time and labor is a great gift to our parish and I pray that the” Father of lights” will shower His bless-ings upon them. I remind you of how important your generosity is for the welfare of our parish, Your generous Sunday offerings are what allows us to pay our bills and do the good work which the Lord calls us to perform in His Name. PLEASE BE GENEROUS IN YOUR SUNDAY OFFERINGS – PLEASE CONSIDER INCREASING YOUR SUNDAY OFFERINGS TO THE LORD WHICH SAINT JAMES REMINDS US TODAY THAT ‘…WE MAY BE A KIND OF FIRST FRUITS OF HIS CREATURES.’ God bless you! Father Zig

ST. ROSALIA, Virgin September 4—Patroness of Palermo

ST. ROSALIA, daughter or Sinibald, Lord of Roses and Quisquina, was a descendant of the great Charlemagne. She was born at Palermo in Sicily. In her youth, her heart turned from earthly vanities to God. She left her home and took up her abode in a cave, on the walls of which she wrote these words: “I, Rosalia, daughter of Sinibald, Lord of Roses, and Quisquina, have taken the resolution to live in this cave for the love of my Lord, Jesus Christ.” she re-mained there entirely hidden from the world. Rosalia practiced great mortifications and lied in constant communion with God. Afterward she transferred her abode to Mount Pellegrino, about three miles from Palermo, in order to triumph entirely over the instincts of flesh and blood, in sight of here paternal home. She is said to have appeared after death and to have revealed that she spent several years in a little excavation near the grotto. She died alone, in 1160, ending her strange and wonderful life unknown to the world. Her body was discovered in 1625, during the pontificate of Pope Urban VIII. PRAYER: Lord God, You showered heavenly gifts on St. Rosalia, Your Virgin. Help us to imitate her virtues during our earthly life and enjoy eternal happiness with her in heaven. Amen Taken from, Lives of the Saints, Catholic Booking Publishing Company, 1999 New Jersey

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Parish Office: 973-627-0313 internet: www.st-cecilia.org FAX: 973-627-4811 To Contact: Fr. Zig, Ext. 12 or speplowski@optonline.net

Fr. Marcin Ext. 15 or martmich1983@gmail.com Fr. Mateusz Ext 14 or fr.m.jasniewicz@gmail.com Convent: 973-627-6533 School: 973-627-6003 CCD Office: 973-627-0313 Ext. 17

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